EP 0916074 B1 20030730 - MAGNETIC ROTATION SENSOR
Title (en)
MAGNETIC ROTATION SENSOR
Title (de)
MAGNETISCHER DREHGEBER
Title (fr)
CAPTEUR DE ROTATION MAGNETIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 9803149 W 19980528
- US 4790597 P 19970529
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9854547A1] The rotation position of a rotor (2) rotatable around a rotation axis (1) is determined by mounting a magnetic source (2.1) on the rotor, by providing on a stator (3) at least three sensors (4, 5, 6, 7) for measuring the magnetic field of the magnetic source and being arranged in at least two pairs (4/5, 6/7), calculating the difference of quantities measured by the two sensors of each sensor pair, calculating the ratio of the difference values of two pairs and comparing the ratio with a predetermined function of said ratio versus the rotation position. This rotation position determination is very robust against offset and sensitivity variations common to all sensors (4, 5, 6, 7) and against external magnetic fields and can easily be made robust against mechanical tolerances between rotating and stationary parts also. In a preferred embodiment, there are four sensors (4, 5, 6, 7) arranged at the corners of a square perpendicular to and symmetrical relative to the rotation axis (1). The sensors (4, 5, 6, 7) are advantageously Hall sensors integrated together with readout and calculation electronics in one die.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/113 (2010.01); C12N 15/88 (2006.01); G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61K 48/00 (2013.01 - EP US); C12N 15/1138 (2013.01 - EP US); C12N 15/88 (2013.01 - EP US); G01B 7/30 (2013.01 - EP US); G01D 5/145 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9854547 A1 19981203; DE 69816755 D1 20030904; DE 69816755 T2 20040603; EP 0916074 A1 19990519; EP 0916074 B1 20030730; US 6288533 B1 20010911
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 9803149 W 19980528; DE 69816755 T 19980528; EP 98930745 A 19980528; US 23042799 A 19990401